The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 2, 2000
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
3:02 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 954
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 209.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.90° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.35° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.